Spicy Coffee Cake Food

WALNUT SPICE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the granulated and dark brown sugars, walnuts, flour, vanilla, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add the butter and stir to make moist, coarse crumbs; set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line the bottom of an 8-inch square cake pan with parchment paper; butter the paper and the sides of the pan.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, pie spice and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the sour cream in 2 parts, beginning and ending with the flour and mixing well between additions.
• Spread 2/3 of the batter in the prepared pan and sprinkle with half the crumbs. Top with the remaining batter and crumbs. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean and the top has browned, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Invert out of the pan and then turn crumb-side up to cool completely.
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CHAI-SPICED COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make the topping: In a medium bowl, mix the flour with the oats, brown sugar, chai, and salt. With your hands, rub the butter into the mixture until incorporated, pressing it into small clumps. Freeze until chilled, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the batter: Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper or foil liners. In another medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the 1 stick of butter with the granulated sugar and chai at medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the sour cream and vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then gradually add the dry ingredients and beat until just incorporated.
• Using a 3- to 4-tablespoon ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups; top with the chilled topping. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

SWIRL SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Streusel
• Whisk pecans, spice mixture, brown sugar, flour, and salt in a small bowl to combine. Drizzle in butter and mix until clumps form. Set aside.
• Cake and Assembly
• Preheat an oven to 325°F. Lightly coat an 8½x4½" loaf pan with nonstick spray. Line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on long sides. Press paper into pan, then turn over, so greased side is facing up. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and ½ tsp. salt in a medium bowl to combine.
• Beat sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium-high speed, scraping down sides of bowl halfway through, until very light and fluffy, 6-8 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. With motor running, add eggs one at a time, beating to incorporate and scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Reduce speed to low; add half of dry ingredients and mix just to combine. Add sour cream and vanilla and beat to combine. Add remaining dry ingredients and beat until incorporated.
• Scrape half of batter into prepared pan. Top with streusel (yes, it will look like a lot, but use all of it!), then scrape remaining batter over. Starting at a short side of the pan and working your way to the other short side, drag a butter knife back and forth from one long side to the other through batter to marble streusel; smooth surface.
• Bake cake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 80-90 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan 15 minutes. Run a small knife around edges of cake to loosen if needed, then, using parchment paper, lift out of pan onto rack. Peel away parchment. Let cake cool completely.
• Combine powdered sugar and a pinch of salt in a small bowl, then mix in orange juice, adding up to a teaspoonful more if needed, until you have a thick but pourable icing. Drizzle over cake and let sit until icing is set before serving, about 15 minutes.
• Do ahead: Cake can be baked 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

SPICY CARDAMOM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Cream together sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Beat eggs in one at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Stir in the baking powder, soda, salt, and Cardamom.
• Stir in the floor one cup at a time, adding sour cream and milk as you go along.
• Topping: In a separate bowl mix together the"topping" ingredients.
• To Assemble: You can bake this in a few different style pans.
• A bundt cake pan would work well.
• I used two tall round 8" cake pans.
• Oil your pans well.
• Pour the batter in your pans- be sure to leave some room at the top as these cakes should rise.
• Sprinkle the top with your topping.
• Alteration: Instead of sprinkling the topping over the cake, you might prefer to pour half your batter in the pan, create an inside layer by sprinkling in some of your topping and then pour the remaining batter in your pan and sprinkle the rest of the nut mixture over the top.
• You can always whip up some more topping if you need to!
• To Bake: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• This is a dense cake and will bake for about an hour (in a bundt cake pan).
• Keep checking on it by inserting a knife in the top.
• If it comes out clean, it's done.
• To Serve: Let the cake cool for a while (at least half an hour).
• Turn the cake over and slide onto a plate (if you have used a bundt cake pan).
• If you used a cake pan, loosen the edges of the cake pan with a knife, gently easing the cake up out of the pan.
• If you need to, turn the cake over and gently tap it out of the pan, once the cake is out of the pan you can turn it back over onto a plate for presentation.

COFFEE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the coffee; use dark roast.
• Position oven rack in the center of oven; preheat to 350°. Prepare 12-cup Bundt pan as follows: Prepare Bundt pan using the following method-make a paste from 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 tablespoon flour ; apply it with a pastry brush, you can thoroughly coat the surface of the pan, including all the nooks and crannies (or use your preferred method to prepare Bundt pan for baking a cake).
• Cream the shortening using a mixer on medium speed; add in the brown sugar gradually; increase mixer speed to med-high and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Decrease mixer speed to low; add in the molasses, then add in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices together.
• Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the cream mixture, beat, then add 1/4 cup coffee and beat on medium until blended; repeat two more times.
• Pour batter into the pan, smooth off top with spatula.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the cake tests done.
• Cool for 10-15 minutes in the pan, unmold onto a cake rack, and cool completely.
• Sprinkle with coarse sugar or dust with powdered sugar.

ORANGE SPICED CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• For the crumb topping: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans in an even layer onto a baking sheet and toast in the oven, stirring once, until lightly golden brown and just fragrant, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a baking rack and let cool slightly before coarsely chopping.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over high heat until it begins to turn light golden brown. Whisk in both of the sugars and cook until smooth. Take the pot off the heat and add the flour, cardamom, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg and mix until clumps begin to form. Refrigerate the crumb mixture for 15 minutes.
• For the cake: Heavily butter a 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the melted butter, milk, canola oil, orange zest, vanilla and eggs. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared baking pan, smoothing out the surface. Scatter the crumbs in large clumps over the cake; the crumb layer should be quite deep.
• Bake until the crumbs are golden and firm and a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 55 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
• For the glaze: Whisk together the sugar, butter, juice, zest and vanilla.
• Once the cake is cool, drizzle the glaze over it and cut into 9 pieces. Serve on a platter.

COFFEE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray and line with parchment a 9-by-9-inch baking pan; spray the parchment as well.
• For the crumb topping: In a medium bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, instant coffee powder and salt. Add the melted butter and mix until crumbs form that you can clump together in your hand. Set aside.
• For the cake: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cardamom. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the coffee and sour cream until smooth.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until each is well combined. Then add the vanilla extract and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Starting and ending with the dry ingredients, alternate adding the flour mixture and the coffee mixture to the stand mixer; mix each addition well, scraping the bowl each additions.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and top with crumb topping, spreading it evenly. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 20 to 30 minutes before cutting and serving.

CHOCOLATE STOUT CAKE WITH COFFEE GLAZE

Steps:

• Place a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl, stir together 1 tablespoon flour with 1 tablespoon natural process cocoa powder. Grease the inside of a 12-cup Bundt pan with butter and dust with this mixture, taking care to coat the pan entirely.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the remaining flour with the baking soda. In a large bowl, stir together remaining cocoa powders with the brown sugar and salt. (Mixture will be lumpy.)
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the oil, beer and coffee, whisking occasionally. When the butter is fully melted and the mixture is hot, pour this mixture into the large bowl with the cocoa powder mixture, and whisk well to combine. Let this mixture cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in a large liquid measuring cup or bowl, whisk together the sour cream, eggs and whiskey. Pour this mixture into the cocoa mixture, whisking as you go, until well combined.
• Add the flour in two to three additions, whisking between each addition, until smooth and no clumps remain. (The batter will be a tad thin.)
• Pour batter into the prepared Bundt pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, rotating your pan at 30 minutes to ensure even cooking.
• Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes, then invert and release onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Make the glaze while Bundt is cooling: In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, sour cream, whiskey, salt and 1 tablespoon of coffee until smooth. The glaze should make slowly disappearing ribbons when you lift the whisk, similar to the texture of molasses or honey. Add more coffee 1 teaspoon at a time as needed. (To test the glaze, drizzle some on an inverted coffee cup or bowl; it should be a little thick and travel slowly down the sides.)
• Once the Bundt has cooled completely, use a piping bag, spatula or spoon to glaze your cake. While the glaze is still wet, sprinkle cacao nibs over the surface, pressing lightly to adhere, and let the glaze set until firm, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.

SPICY BUTTERMILK COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and coat 10 inch bundt pan w/non stick spray ( I like baking Pam with flour ).
• In lrg bowl stir together flour, brown sugar & salt. Cut in shortening ( a fork will work, but pastry cutters are best ) until the mix looks like fairly coarse crumbs. Set aside 1/2 cup of crumb mix. Then stir the baking soda,cinnamon, & nutmeg into the "crumb" mix.
• In a smaller bowl gently mix the eggs and buttermilk together. Slowly add to crumb/spice mix, until just combined ( no dry spots, but will look lumpy due to the shortening bits ).
• Sprinkle reserved crumb mix and nuts into the bundt pan. Carefully pour batter over, and gently tap the sides of the pan to get a level surface.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10-15 mins ( on a wire rack if possible ), then remove from pan. Can be served warm or cool.

SPICE CAKE WITH COFFEE-TOFFEE CRUNCH

Steps:

• CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Butter and flour three 8-in. round cake pans.
• In a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed (use the blade or rotary beater if using a standing mixer), beat butter and sugar until fluffy and pale yellow, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as necessary & beat in molasses.
• In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves, if using.
• Stir (or beat at low speed) a third of the flour mixture into butter mixture.
• Stir in half the milk just until blended.
• Stir in another third of the flour mixture, then remaining milk, followed by remaining flour, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
• Scrape batter equally into prepared pans and spread level.
• Bake cakes until a wooden skewer inserted in the center of a layer comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes, then invert cakes onto racks and remove pans.
• Cool completely before assembling.
• FROSTING:.
• In a large bowl, beat butter with a mixer on low speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in cream cheese until well incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
• Beat in powdered sugar, lemon juice, and molasses, then increase speed to medium-high and beat until no lumps remain.
• COFFEE-TOFFEE CRUNCH:.
• Butter a 12X17" rimmed baking pan.
• Measure out vanilla and set aside.
• In a 2-3 quart saucepan over medium-low heat, stir sugar, butter, 1/4 cup water, corn syrup, and espresso(or Cuban)powder until butter is melted and you no longer see any crystals.
• Increase heat to high and boil, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 300ºF on a candy thermometer, 4-5 minutes.
• Quickly remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla (MIXTURE WILL BUBBLE UP) BE CAREFUL, IT IS NOT WORTH BURNING YOURSELF!
• Immediately spread thinly in prepared baking pan and let cool until hard, about 20 minutes.
• Flex pan to release toffee.
• If using for topping cake, finely chop enough to make 1 1/4 cups.
• Break remaining toffee into small chunks and reserve for garnish. Store in airtight contained at room temperature for up to 1 week.
• ASSEMBLY OF THE CAKE:.
• Cut 4 strips of waxed paper or parchment paper, each about 4 by 12 in., and arrange them in a square over edges of a serving platter.
• With a serrated knife, carefully slice cake layers in half horizontally.
• Place first split layer, cut side down, on serving platter (adjust parchment paper so that edges of platter are covered).
• Spread layer with about 1/2 cup frosting.
• Sprinkle with about 1/4 cup chopped toffee.
• Repeat frosting and sprinkling with next 4 split layers.
• Top with remaining split layer, but don't frost or sprinkle with toffee.
• Brush away crumbs around sides and base of cake.
• Spoon 1 cup frosting into a small bowl and stir in milk until smooth.
• Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake to seal in crumbs.
• Refrigerate cake until coating is set, about 1 hour.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake, then remove strips of paper.
• If not serving within a few hours, cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day,
• Shortly before serving, garnish top of cake with toffee chunks.

SPICY RAISIN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease angel food cake pan or 9x13 pan. I use the angel food pan.
• Cream together butter and 1 cup sugar till fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.
• Add sour cream and blend inches.
• Combine flour, baking powder and soda and salt. Whisk to combine.
• Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Mix sugar, nuts and cinammon in small bowl.
• Pour half of your mixture in the prepared pan.
• Top with raisins and half the nut mixture.
• Spoon on the rest of the batter and top with remaining nut mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until toothpick come out clean.

APPLE SPICE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8-inch pan.
• Combine the ingredients from cool whip to the spices.
• Pulse in a food processor for 10 to 15 times (do not over process).
• In a large bowl, mix with the 2 1/2 cups Bisquick mix.
• Stir gently about 20 strokes until well mixed, moist, yet still lumpy.
• Spread into pan.
• Mix the crumb ingredients cold butter to 1/3 cup oatmeal until well mixed and crumbly.
• Put on the batter in pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Mix the icing ingredients and add half & half until the icing is not too fluid.
• Drizzle over the warm, not hot cake.

SPICE CAKE WITH CARDAMOM-COFFEE ICING

Steps:

• To make the cake:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift dry ingredients.
• In a large bowl, cream butter & sugars; add eggs one at a time; then vanilla, mixing until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
• Beat in dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat until just smooth, about a minute.
• Pour into two 8-inch (or a 13x9) greased and floured pans. Bake for about 30-35 minutes for layers, 35-40 minutes for 13X9 cake, or until cake tester is removed clean.
• Remove from oven and cool on racks about 10 minutes. Remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.
• To make the icing:
• Heat milk and dissolve espresso powder in it, then allow it to cool.
• Beat together remaining ingredients, add coffee mixture and continue beating until fluffy.
• Ice cake when cool.